Obituaries

Friday, November 20, 1998

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Betsy P. Ah Sam, 71, of Kailua, a retired sales clerk, died Tuesday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Gilbert, daughters Kathleen Gagnon and the Rev. Gail Kamakahi, sons Gilbert Jr. and Thomas, sister Beatrice Kalai, brother John Palenapa, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney's Catholic Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Betty K.K. Chang, 92, of Honolulu died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother Eddie Chang, nephews, and nieces. Private services.

Chen Huan Cheng, 94, of Honolulu, a former principal of Northcote Teachers Training College in Hong Kong, died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Po Chan Tso, daughters Olivia Cheng Lum and Rosalia Yuen Kong Chan, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hung Tong “Ah Tong” Ching, 80, of Honolulu, a retired machinist for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Clara Au, Janet Oh, Constance Kekuna and Frances Au. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Lin Yee Chung Cemetery (Manoa Cemetery). Casual attire. No flowers.

Hatsuyo Fujita, 98, of Hilo died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kalopa, Hawaii, she is survived by son Edward S., two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Feliza E. Gani, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Faustino G.; sons Alfredo, Villamor and Faustino Jr.; daughters Dionisia Galvez, Norma Alviento, Nilda Galdones and Sonia Tejada; sisters Verania E. Lee, Teresa E. Alejandro and Leonora E. Duldulao; 28 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. All-night visitation after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the residence, located off Pohaku Drive in the Orchidland Subdivision, Keaau. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Earl W. Hanson, 83, of Toyko, a civil servant with the U.S. military in Japan, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Fort Pierce, Fla., he is survived by wife Yoshie and daughter Vivian. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lutheran Church of Honolulu on Punahou. Private burial.

Ann M. Ho, 85, of Honolulu died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Carolyn Chin, brothers Yuk Kon and Robert Mau, and two grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hung Tong “Ah Tong” Ching, 80, of Honolulu, a retired machinist for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Clara Au, Janet Oh, Constance Kekuna and Frances Au. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Lin Yee Chung Cemetery (Manoa Cemetery). Casual attire. No flowers.

Rocco M. Kaheiki, 72, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired custodian for Pahoa Elementary and High School, died Nov. 6 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kilohana, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Winona; son Rocco Jr.; daughters June-Dale Tavares, Miriam Conol, Emily Hauanio and Mary-Eunice Kaheiki; brother Kahalepea “Kalani;” sisters Eunice H. Pakele and Mary “Mele” Kalua‘u; and 18 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Mary J.W. Kinnison, 94, a retired high school teacher died Sunday in Clarkston, Wash. Born in Marion, Neb., she is survived by daughters Edna Helbling and Frances Ashdown, son Frank Jr., 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and two great-great- grandchildren. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to the Kawaiahao Child Care Center at Honolulu.

James M. “Gulick” Nishizaki, 71, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman for Higa Trucking Co., died Nov. 8 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Masao and Masatsugi and sisters Peggy Ontai and Helen Omuro. Private services.

Henry K. “Kaleo” Pahio, 51, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a co-proprietor of Business Services Hawaii & Recycling, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Margaret, sons Shon Pahio and Max P. Shimamoto, daughters Kimberly and Timbelyn, father Hisao Haraguchi, mother Lillian Housman, hanai brothers Norman Kema and Walter Oili, sister Maryjane Delo Santos, and two grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Malia Puka O Kalani, Keaukaha Catholic Church. Closing prayer to follow. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Sofia R. Quitevis, 68, of Kaneohe died Nov. 12 in Kailua. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by husband Bernabe “Benny”; sons Bernabe “Benny” Jr., Stephen and Gregory; daughters Gloria Uyehara and Susie Fujikawa; sister Juana Zane; brothers Raymond and Sabino Rodriguez Jr.; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Fred K. Tamura, 57, of Waipahu died Nov. 9. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Janet, brother Nelson and sister Judith Kishimoto. Private services.

Alva “Gene” Wilson, 84, of Honolulu, who retired from Union Pacific Railroad, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Richwood, W.Va., he is survived by wife Dorthe, daughters Dorene Boulland and Susan Selfridge, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Hitoshi Yoshida, 92, of Wahiawa died Nov. 12. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by brothers Tadashi, Edward and Jack. Private services.